Signal for vehicles



w. w. McKESKY. SIGNAL FOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED DEC-2| I919.

Patented Sept. 13, 1921;

. To all whom it may concern:

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SIGNAL non VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Fatent.

Application filed December 2 1919. Serial No. 341,896.

a signal of the character described, designed to be carried on therear end of a motor vehicle for the purpose of indicating the movement of saidvehicle. 5

Another object of the invention is to provide a movable signal, which may be readily operated by the driver ofthe vehicle so as to indicate in advance the direction'in which it is intended to turn said vehicleso that those traveling in the rear of the vehicle may know whether the vehicle intends to turn to the right or to the left.

lVith the above and other objects in view, the invention has particular relation to certain novel features of construction, operation and arrangement of parts, an example of which is given in this specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein,

Figure 1 shows a rear view of a motor vehicle, with the signal attachedthereto.

Figs.'2 and 3 show rear views of the signal in position to indicate the direction in which the vehicle will turn, to Wit:-- to the right and to the left respectively.

Fig. a shows a rear view of the signal,

Fig. 5 shows a front View of the signal with the front wall of the casing removed,

Fig. 6 shows a vertical sectional view taken on the line 6, 6 of Fig. 2, showing also the signal operating mechanism.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings the numerall indicates a motor vehicle, secured to the rear end of which is arim 2, provided for the purpose of carrying an extra tire 3. \Vithin the rim 2 there is a hollow casing 4 preferably formed of sheet metal. The front wall of this casing has a number plate .5 fastened thereto and above this plate there is an oblong trans.

Patented se t. 13, 1,921,

luc'ent pane 6 formed of glass; or other similar material and below the number plate, the front wall of the; casing has a red glass lens 7. i Y

\Vithin the casing andlocated above and below the pane 6 are the transverse rotatable rollers 8 and 9, whose'respective ends mere- 'duced and-have hearings in the respective 1 bearing members 10, 10, and 11, 11, formed within the casing. The numeral 12 designates an endless fabric apron, whose respective ends are wound, around the corre sponding rollers 8 and'9 and this apron is arranged-to travel behind the pane 6 and carries the. signs To right, To left and the name of the State in which the ve-- hicle is licensed. One end of the roller 8 carries the fixed pulley 13 and the corresponding endof the'roller 9 carries the fixed pulley 14 and the idler pulley 15. Endless cable 16 operates overthe pulley'13 and also over the pulleys 1 1 and15 and at the front of the vehicle operates over the fixed pulley 17.

Pivoted to the foot board 18 of the vehicle there is a foot pedal 19, which has'the depending arm 20 fixed thereto which operates through the sl0t'21 of said foot board and the free end of the arm 20 is attached to said cable 16. Then in neutralposition the name of the State as. Texas is visible through the pane 6, but by a suitable manipulation of the foot pedal 19, the sign To right, or To'left, may be brought behind said pane so as to be visible.

An electric light 22 is carried by the rear wall of the casing 4 for illumination at night. This electric light casts a red light through the lens 7 thus providing the ord1- nary tail light for the vehicle and also ren- 'derin the signs carried by the. apron 12 visible at night. Y

What I claim is: V a d A vehicle signal, includlng a casing, a transparent pane in a wall thereof, rotatable rollers mounted within the casing above and below said pane respectively, a traveling flexible apron mounted on said rollers and arranged to travel behind said pane, a fixed pulley carried by one end of one roller, a

fixed and an idler pulley carried by the corresponding end of the other roller, a fixed pulley at the front of the vehicle, an endless cable operating over said pulleys said idler pulley forming a bearing for the cable, and 51V foot pedal carried by the vehicle and connected to the cable, through which said cable and said rollers are operated.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to thls speclficatmn 1n the presence of 10 two subscnblng wltnesses.

W'ALTER Y. MChESKY. \Vitnesses:

JAS. XV. OLIVER, E. V. HARDW Y. 

